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Ranji

Kumar Shri Ranjitsinhji

Born: 10 September 1872, Sarodar, Kathiawar, India
Died: 2 April 1933, Jamnagar Palace, India
Major Teams: Cambridge University, Sussex, London County, England.
Known As: Ranji
Also Known As: later H. H. Shri Sir Ranjitsinhji Vibhaji, Jam Sahib of Nawanagar
Batting Style: Right Hand Bat
Bowling Style: Right Arm Slow


Test Debut: England v Australia at Manchester, 2nd Test, 1896
Last Test:
England v Australia at Manchester, 4th Test, 1902

Inherited title of HH Shri Sir Ranjitsinhji Vibhaji, Jam Sahib of Nawanagar in 1907
Wisden Cricketer of the Year 1897

Career Statistics:

TESTS
 (career)
                      M    I  NO  Runs   HS     Ave 100  50   Ct  St
Batting & Fielding   15   26   4   989  175   44.95   2   6   13   0

                    Balls    M     R    W    Ave   BBI    5  10    SR  Econ
Bowling                97    6    39    1  39.00  1-23    0   0  97.0  2.41

FIRST-CLASS
 (career: 1893 - 1920)
                      M    I  NO  Runs   HS     Ave 100  50   Ct  St
Batting & Fielding  307  500  62 24692  285*  56.37  72 109  233   0

                    Balls    M     R    W    Ave   BBI    5  10    SR  Econ
Bowling              8056  361  4601  133  34.59  6-53    4   0  60.5  3.42

- Explanations of First-Class and List A status courtesy of the ACS.


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Ranitsinjhi played for Cambridge University and, deciding to make his cricketing career in England rather than India, for Sussex and England. He played 15 Tests between 1896 and 1902 (in a period well before India had achieved Test status), all his matches being against Australia. Ranji had a first-class average of 56.37 and a Test average of 44.95, which is outstanding for the period. Of English cricketers whose careers were wholly pre WW1, only Jackson exceeds his Test figure. His style of play was something completely new to the English (I imagine him as having been rather similar to Azharuddin in style). It was also a considerable feat in those prejudiced times for him to get picked for England at all (had he not been of noble blood he might never have managed it). When he was picked he responded with a century on debut, 154* at Old Trafford in 1896. This was one of the most famous of Test innings, being made after England had been forced to follow on - in the end they lost by only 3 wickets. He was the first play ever to reach 3000 runs in an English season in 1899, and to show it was no fluke did so again in 1900.

* Last Updated: Monday, 29-Jul-2002 21:06:42 GMT


 
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